Music Technology
Headquarters: Grayson Gilmour
Wellington musician Grayson Gilmour is ready to set loose his 8th solo release, 'The Otherness' on Flying Nun in July. For our occasional video series Headquarters, Kirsten Johnstone visits Grayson's… Video, Audio
RIP Ikutaro Kakehashi: founder of Roland and inventor of the TR-808
Tony Stamp picks through the legacy of Roland founder Ikotaru Kakehashi, who died on April 1st. Video, Audio
Russell Brown - Music and Technology
Blogger, media commentator and early adopter Russell Brown on navigating the sea of music streaming, downloading and purchasing platforms. Audio
Estère and Her Music Machines
Musician Estère invites us into her bedroom studio to break down her writing process, which includes sampling sounds from her home and beyond, then layering them up with her MPC Lola. Audio
The Shazam Effect - Derek Thompson
Senior editor at The Atlantic Derek Thompson on how the increasing availability of listener behaviour data drives the actions of scouts and label heads. Audio
The Secret Life Of Music Royalties
Recently Iggy Pop delivered a lecture on BBC Radio called 'Free Music in a Capitalist Society', in which he lambasted record companies for screwing musicians into penury. If the "computer Putins" had… Audio
1080p Collection
1080p Collection is a prolific record label run by Vancouver-based New Zealander Richard MacFarlane. Henry Oliver talks with MacFarlane about experimental dance music, the joys of cassettes and the… Audio
The Sampler: Sly Stone
Nick Bollinger reviews a compilation of Sly Stone's minimal electro-funk experimentations entitled I'm Just Like You: Sly's Stone Flower 1969-1970. Audio
Musical Robots
We head to an exhibition which combines sonic arts and electrical engineering. Audio
Crystal Magic
We talk soft synths, vaporwave and transitory technologies with Crystal Magic label head Fraser Austin and label mates Eyeliner, Lttle Phnx and Golden Axe. Audio
The Life and Death of Joe Meek
UK producer Joe Meek was a pop craftsman and a veritable wunderkind in the recording studio, forging a legacy as one of the most important record producers of all time in his short career. Trevor… Audio